"It
is important to understand that normal
spine motion is a prerequisite for a pain-free
existence - a fact that seems lost on all
but a few in the medical community. Chiropractic
aids in reducing pain through spinal manipulation.

Neurologically speaking, there is no difference
between pain in the lower back, neck or
elsewhere, except in the location where
pain nerves are irritated. Therefore pain
should be easy to treat."

"There is no difference between pain in the lower back, neck or elsewhere, except in the location where pain nerves are irritated."

According to an
article by W. Kirkaldy-Willis and J. Cassidy
appearing in the Canadian Family Physician:
"After a series of chiropractic adjustments,
disabled patients returned to full function.
A population of 171 patients had been totally
disabled by chronic low-back pain for an
average of seven to eight years. Following
a two to three week regime of daily chiropractic
adjustments, 87 per cent returned to full
function with no restriction in work duties
or other activities. Approximately one
year later, all patients where re-examined
the success was maintained..."

"Pain is not normal. Given appropriate help, everyone has the potential to become pain free."

How was this accomplished?
When a Chiropractor performs manual manipulations
of fixed joints within the vertebral column
(adjustments) four things occur:

normal
spine motion is restored

tight
muscles relax

co-ordination
improves

pain
is inhibited

These effects can have a profound effect
on the body. In fact it is because of these
effects that so many people have had what
are referred to as "miracle cures" for
so many supposedly hopeless conditions.

Excerpt from the article "The Pain Truth" written by Dr. Chambul, from Health Naturally, 1994, available from our office.

Upon
arriving home several weeks ago, my wife told
me I should look at our five and a half year
old daughter. Bianca had fallen off the merry-go-round
that day and was quite shaken. While I was
relieved to find no obvious contusions or possible
fractures, as a chiropractor I considered it
my responsibility to check her spine.

I was able to identify that her first cervical
vertebrae and right sacroiliac joints were
fixated, or immobile. As my patients are aware,
this is known as a vertebral subluxation. Only
two gentle adjustments were required to restore
normal joint mobility relieving my beautiful
girl of pain and simultaneously preventing
future possible distortion because of the fall.
My payment for services rendered? "Thank you,
Daddy. Now it's my turn!" I succumbed to a
series of "adjustments" from Bianca, was advised
that I was cured and summarily dismissed.

Children are our most precious commodity and
as parents we want them to have the best possible
start in life, part of which includes a chiropractic
spinal exam. We check the spine to rule out
scoliosis, an abnormal curvature, that if left
uncorrected can lead to debilitating health
problems. We also look for any spinal fixations
which could cause or contribute to spinal pain,
childhood headaches, and other related illnesses.
With children now out of school, summer is
a perfect time to make chiropractic a family
affair. Children are aggressively active. Falls
and other incidents that could lead to injury
are a very real part of their everyday life.

- Dr. Borys M. Chambul

Chiropractic Relief for Chronic Migraines

Back pain Relief

"... we are beginning to see reports of successful management of a wide variety of headaches by manipulation. E. Milne notes a 98 per cent success rate with 150 patients in immediately terminating attacks of migraine by traction and cervical manipulation. Unfortunately, this new approach has not made and significant impact in general medical practice."

Back pain, neck pain, headaches and sports injuries
are the most common ailments that people seek help from at our clinic.

Neuro-Emotional
Technique

The chiropractic profession is on the rise, with
more people searching for an alternative approach
in their quest for optimal health. Spinal adjustments,
acupuncture and nutritional therapy are techniques
commonly employed by chiropractors to achieve a
healthy body and improve the quality of life. Current
research shows that many back problems and related
ailments result from psychological factors, as
well as physical ones.

The Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET) allows chiropractors to
access emotional issues in an effective and discreet manner. After
one treatment, the majority of patients feel an immense improvement
in their mobility and a release
of muscle tension. Muscle testing often reveals increased strength,
and less pain upon palpation. It is necessary to have the patient
continue with NET for several weeks, with longer treatment required
for more complex, or suppressed emotional circumstances.

The premise behind NET is that it works because
emotions are physiologically based. When a person
remembers an emotional event, the emotional display
at the time of the event is replicated. Muscle
testing allows the chiropractor to reveal the memory
of an event associated with a given subluxation.
By adjusting the spine while the patient holds
onto this memory, the energy circuit, or meridian,
begins to restore a balanced energy flow.

Patients must remember that NET is unable to change
a situation, or to make certain emotions disappear.
However, it provides the patient with the tools
necessary to block the detrimental effects negative
emotions have upon health. By targeting emotional
blockades patients are guided towards a healthier
mind and body.